because this is where the hopes and dreams of america's families are riding. they may not know that. they may not know one party from the next and the rest but we know that without rosa we would not have lilly ledbetter and the paycheck fairness act. without gwen moore, we would not have the violence against women act being put forth the way it is. gwen there, thank you. jackie spear working so hard with other members of our caucus, loretta sanchez to protect women in the military. [ applause ] we are so very, very proud of the chair of the democratic national committee debbie wasserman schultz who is here. [ applause ] i could go around here and talk about the leadership, certainly susan davis, women in the military, has been her issue for a long time. but in any event, the point is that if america is going to reach its full fulfillment as a nation, we must have the further empower. of women. women in the military, if we want to be at our strongest we must give women every opportunity in the women to hold every job so that they can one day attain the top job.